Shloka 326
धर्मद्वारबहुत्वविमर्शः — Reflection on the Many ‘Doors’ of Dharma (Śānti-parva 342)
वरदं नमस्व कौन्तेय हव्यकव्यभुजं नम | कुन्तीकुमार! तुम हव्यदाता विष्णुको नमस्कार करो, शरणदाता श्रीहरिको शीश झुकाओ, वरदाता विष्णुकी वन्दना करो तथा हव्यकव्यभोक्ता भगवान्को प्रणाम करो
varadaṃ namasva kaunteya havyakavyabhujaṃ nama | kuntīkumarā! tvaṃ havyadātā viṣṇuko namaskāra karo, śaraṇadātā śrīhariko śīśa jhukāo, varadātā viṣṇukī vandanā karo tathā havyakavyabhoktā bhagavānko praṇāma karo
Dijo Arjuna: «Oh hijo de Kuntī, inclínate ante Viṣṇu, el dador de dones. Rinde homenaje al Señor que recibe las ofrendas del sacrificio (havis) y las ofrendas a los antepasados (kavya). Baja la cabeza ante Śrī Hari, refugio de todos, y saluda al Bhagavān que consume havis y kavya.»
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes bhakti expressed through humility: recognizing the Lord as the giver of boons and refuge, and honoring Him as the rightful recipient of sacrificial and ancestral offerings. Ethically, it frames worship as gratitude, surrender, and alignment with dharma.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Arjuna’s speech urges a ‘Kaunteya’ (a son of Kuntī) to offer salutations to Viṣṇu/Śrīhari, praising Him with ritual epithets—boon-giver, protector, and acceptor of havis and kavya—thereby reinforcing devotion within a dharma-oriented discourse.